Local TV channel gives a megaphone to a January 6 rioter. WTEN, channel 10 in the Albany, NY market featured a roughly three-minute piece tonight, spotlighting one of the January 6 rioters from Saratoga County, NY. Fresh off of a pardon from Dear Leader, the piece seemed aimed to normalize the actions of the rioters that day. We have reached a point in time, it seems,… Read More
Snoop Dogg Screws the Pooch on Bended Knee Not contented to hang out with just one white felon, Snoop Dogg has now joined the ranks of the Trump acolytes by performing Nuthin’ but a G Thang at a Trump pre-inaugural party, upsetting many fans. From The Independent: After previously mocking the president-elect, Snoop switched allegiances last year to praise Trump and claim he… Read More
The TikTok KowTow Challenge Over the past sixteen hours, TikTok has engaged in the ancient Chinese practice of prostration known as 叩頭, usually romanized as kowtow . . . virtually, of course. On background, a law took effect today in the US, banning TikTok. As written, the law would take effect 270 days from the day it is signed… Read More
It looks like we aren’t the only ones to notice this. Political blog Electoral-vote.com has an item up today titled, “Only 4 Days Left for the Media to Preemptively Kowtow to Trump”. Here’s an excerpt: One of the most depressing storylines of the last few months has been the various media outlets falling all over themselves to curry favor with Donald Trump, prior to his re-inauguration.… Read More
Alabama Governor orders flags at full mast for inauguration Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, breaking with the tradition of honoring the passing of a past President, has ordered that the flags in the state be raised to full mast for the inauguration of Donald Trump. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, breaking with the tradition of honoring the passing of a past President, has ordered that the… Read More
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith kisses the ring again The Canadian media are reporting that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has made the journey to Mar-A-Lago to meet with Donald Trump in advance of his assumption of the Presidency next week. From the CTV coverage: Smith posted an update on social media Sunday, including photos of herself with Trump and Dragon’s Den star Kevin O’Leary. “We had… Read More
Meta to Drop Fact-Checking Program Because It’s ‘Too Politically Biased’ Variety is reporting that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and others, is dropping fact checking because it is allegedly too politically biased. Of course we’ve all heard the expression that the truth has a liberal bias. I am not sure that’s true so much as conservatism, and especially fascism, has a falsehood bias.… Read More
Now CBC news joins the obedience brigade I was listening to the top of the hour news on Canadian broadcast outlet CBC on Saturday, and was disturbed enough by something I heard that I had to go back and check it again. CBC reporter Michelle Song was telling a story about how India has accused a number of Canadian colleges and universities… Read More
Et Tu, Canada? From the BBC’s reporting today, it sounds like Canada is now giving Trump what he wants. From the BBC’s coverage: Canada has promised to implement a set of sweeping new security measures along the country’s US border, including strengthened surveillance and a joint “strike force” to target transnational organised crime. Announcing details of the plan,… Read More
Electoral-Vote.com Calls Out Premature Obedience From electoral-vote.com: Sometimes Trump doesn’t even have to threaten a lawsuit to get the media to fawn over him. Publications sometimes comply in advance voluntarily, consider The Wall Street Journal. It is owned by Rupert Murdoch, but was always an independent conservative voice. In the past, though, it had some integrity. It took positions that it thought were… Read More